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Ald ESTAB3LISHED 1865. _NEBRYS.C,RDA, JUME 1189.TIEAWE,~.OAYA 1) A -nTJiUIT) T MA' 11AT ItUnTAi --- - --. ritrifla J IV IJULDID TOE FIBST REGIMENT OFF To vinexI AMAUGA. Atf itstl.uoiaetlo Send Oft Givena to the Soui Carolina Soldiers by' the Cloimens of the Capital-Governor Elleibe Makes them a Voinplimentary and En couraging Address-It Was a Sort of Flag Day in Colum. -bis avid Nothing Was Thougxlt of Except to Pay H onor to the men who had Volunteer ed In the War A. ,ginst Spain. [News. and Courier.] Columbia, June 0.-This has been a memorable day in the Capital of the State of South Carolina. United States and State flags have been seen on every hand. They were even displayed from -the top of the Capitol buildipg. They swung across Main street on ropes and were flying from buildings, balconies and awn ings, while not a few were carried in the hands of young women, who waved them again and again. The time for the departure of- the 1st regiment of South Carolita volun= teers had come, and the oedasion was one that will go down in the history of the city. Never before since the time that Sherman marched his sol diers into Columbia -and burned the city has as striking a scene been wit nessed, and it was curious to note that there was marked difference be. tween these soldiers for business and the peace soldiers so often pa raded. These men, who have re sponded to the call of their country, were not clad in bright uniforms some were only in their shirt sleeves, and not a man in ranks had a gun of any description. All weapons save the side arms of the officers had been turned into the State armory. The business places in the city were closed up for the afternoon by mu tual consent, and not in recent years has such a crowd been seen in Co lAibia as that which gathered at the Union-depbt to seo the boys- off and bid them God-speed. Ui)der the shed it was impossible almoit to force one's way from. one point to another. For a block up the track outside the shed it was the same way, and the streets leading to the depot were filled with people, and the people wore .movod to such en thusiasm that the older residents of the city could hardly believe that they were in staid Columbia. The vast concourse of people, all pos sessed of healthy, vigorous lungs, was composdd of men and women and children: * they came not alone froin Columbia, but from other towns amnd cities in the States. Affecting scenes were witnessed on all aides. "Dixie" was played by the bands, time and time again, and.-when the stirring air was heard thousands of throats vociferated hearty American cheers. Hearty handshakes were indulged in; mothers threw their arms around their soldier sons and wept; friends said earnest -words to friends at parting; fathers told their s>ns. that the honor of their State was in their bands, and bade them guard it sacredly; old soldiers wept from sheer regret at their inability to respond to the desires that swelled in their broasta again for the first time in thirty years. The soldiers themselves were full of ernthusiasm the entire day, and when the bugle call to "duty" was sounded in the afternoon the men answered and rushed to the pciuts of formation. Although a few days ago there were nearly three hundred men laid up in the hospital, when the call came they were in their places, with but ojie or two exceptions, and those men made the attempt to march, but the surgeons took them out of ranks and. sent them to the depot. One *of these was Capt. Newnham, of the Richiand .Yolunteers. TH~fE .sOENE.AT THEl' cAMPS. The regimental band- has received ita new instruments, and the men * were ready'to make use of them. When I1 arrived at the camp, so soom. to be abandoned, it was about 1.80 P. M. T1he tented village had die. appeared, and the mon were clus tered under- the shade trees getting their army blankets around their shtmlders for the march. The ofli cers' horses were being led up hero -IU0 %1 C.uu Uvery&UUg was nemug made ready fov the first move ..f the South Carolina regiment. It was not long before Col. Alston gave the order for the "duty" call on the bugle, and it was sounded, the men rushing to their places in ranks with cheers, tossing up their hats. 8ov oral touching farewells on the picket lines were suddenly interrupted by the c 11. Thi n the men stood in rauk.i in the hot sun for a short time. While standing thus Capt. Ezra B. Fuller, U. S. A., who had niitered the men went from com pany to company, telling the officers and men good-bye. Each company in the regiment gave the popular officer hearty cheers, which he ac knowledged most gracefully. At 2.15 P. M. Col. W. W. Bruce, assistant adjutant general, in full uniform, rode up and reported to Col. Alston that his Excellency, Governor Ellerbe, -and 'his escort were approaching. This was the news that had been expected. The regiment was then formed very quickly and in a manner that re flected credit upon all the officers. In a short time up rode Governor Ellerbo, Adjt. Gen. Watts, Cols. Jones and Claffy, Col. W. Boyd Evans, Col. Bruce, Major B. B. Evans, Dr. Hopkins, Capt. E. E. Calvo, Dr. F. D. Kendall and a ison of Col. Jones, who acted as courier. All were in full uniform save the Governor, and each was mounted on a handsome charger. The regiment was 6alled to attention and Col. Al ston took his stand. Adjt. Frost then published an or der from Col. Alston, which an nounced that Private Robert 0. Cheshire, of Company C, had been discharged from the service upon an order from the war department. COL. ALSTON'S SPEECH. Col. Alston then stopped aside and came back accompanied by Governor Ellerbe, who was followed by his es cort. Mounting a table with the Governor, Col. Alston said to his men that when Governor Ellerbe ap pointed him colonel that was the happiest moment of'his life. He know that his men would make a record to be proud of. Ho was cer tain that there would not march to the front in this war a braver or better regiment. After some- other remarks he introdnced the Gover nor. GOVERNOR ELLERUBE's cHEF D'6UvnE. Governor Ellerbe, although he bpoko but a short time to the sol diers, made the speech of his public career. It was delivered with a de gree of earnest[ness and vigor that carried his words home to his hear era, and caused1 many men in the ranks to throw their hats in the air and cheer the Governor wvhen lie concluded. The Governor said that he was glad of fL is opportunity to express to the men in ranks his ap preciation of and gratification at the patriotic response they had made to .the call of their country. H-e saw men before him who had left the;ir wives, their children, their mothers, some to sufoer, had left their com tortable homes in order to respond to the call to duty. He knew that where duty called he could count on such men to be. He said there wvas never a more righteous war than this. There was no question of ac quisition of territory; there was no monetary consideration. Its object was to tear dowvn the infamous Span iab flag that was the emblem of d potism and oppression. And when that flag was torn down he wanted to know that the amen before him were there and had assisted in doing the work. Looking over the line of men, he said he knew that the good name of South Carolina was in good hands. Some had said that it was not'necessary for~ South Carolina to respond to this call. It was as much their duty na to defend their own homes. This wvas now one country. He hoped that factional diferences would die forever1 and that this country's free institutions would live on - and flohtrish until time be iio muore. *The people of South Carolina had fought to destroy the Union. They hand fought, for a principle that was dear to them. They had been wutppe.c;. "we are now in the Union, auni there to stay, and it is the duty of every good citizen to respond to this call." He said that Stonewall Jackson was easily the greatest military genius on either side during the lagt war. He asked the men to remember that Jackson never was heard to utter an oath, never drank and never bet on cards. On behalf of the dear ones left be hind the Governor expressed the hope that all the men would remem ber Jackson's record. It was true that they had now been mustered into the service of the United States, but hig interest in them was as groat. In conclusion he said, "But my heart goes with you; Godbless you." Col. Alston proposed three cheers for Governor Ellerbe as he concluded, and they were given with a deafen ing vigor. The men in ranks called loudly for Col. Tillman then, but Col. Till man was not in good voice, and bes god to be excutied, saying iha" would speak to the men later if Ite opportunity presented itself. THE MARCH TO THE CITY. At twenty minutes of three o'clock the Governor and his escort and the field officois of the regiment ap peared mounted on their chargers, and the orders woro given to fall in by fours, "forward, marchl" They were received with at cheer, and quickly the long line of South Car olina soldiers were leaving Camp Ellerbe to be a memory only. The regimental band, followed by the Pinckney colored band, came after the mounted es'cort and Col. Alston and Adjt. Frost, who rode with the Gov ernor. Both bands furnished stir ring music, playing alternately. It was very hot and the Macadam road. way was dusty, but the two miles into the city were quickly covered, the men stepping along at a lively gait. They made a splendid show upon the road. Long before the regiment had arrived at the city limits, on its march so full of joy to each of the men, the street had be gun to fill up with people, and the merchants began to close their places of business. It was not long before band music was heard in the distance, and those who had not al ready cono eown town were soon thero. Hundreds of others went on to the depot. As the regiment came down Main-street, passing the post office, TUE INDEPENDRNT DATTLION bearing the famous old Mexican war State flag, tu ned into the street at the Cd'pitol, and came up to meet the boys who were loaving~ Arrnv ing nenr the Grand Central Hotel, the battalion was drawn up in line, and the regiment passed down the street just in front of the boys who were yet to remain a few days in Co lumbia. Bioth the battalion and the historic old flag were cheered to the echo as the bands played "Dixie"~ and the cheers were returned by the batt alion most vigorously. The peo ple'on the sidewalks, in the bal conies and 'windows, caught the spirit, and from that time on until the men left Columbia the people seemed imbued with a degree of ep thusiasm that has not been displayed here in years. All along the line of march the people cheered the boys, who aiarohed proudly. and* spirited. ly. AT THES DEPOT the crowd was immense; there were thousands of people there, and they represented all classes and condi tions. It was like playing a hard fought game of foot ball to get from point to point in the depot. While the horses and camp outfits were being loaded the people continued to jam the shed. All kinds of packages and bundles were brought to the boys by relatis'es and freinids. The meon were quickly gotton upon the cars on the specials assigned each company. Flowers anid everything down (or up) to kisses were freely given the Southern boys .in blue. Many shed tears as some loved son, brother or sweetheart bade the last good-bye before taking the train for the front. After the -long march the men were timad andi thirsty and very much heated, but Dr. Earle, Mr. J. A. Willis and other business men in the vicinity of the depot had thought of that, and they sent buck ets of ice.cold lVaonade and other refreshments throigh the coaches for the men, who did not hesitate to express their appreciation. - THE FIRST TRAIN UFF. The first train to pull out was that on which was the first battalion, in charge of Col.. TilLman. It went via Branchville, over the South Car olina and Georgia, and was com posed of thirteen coaches. In the sleeping cars were Mrs. Tillman and some of her young lady friends, who ha4 been invited to accompany the battalion as far as Augusta. Col. Tillman also carried 'the Pickney Band as far as Augusta, and the train pulled out to the strains of "Dixie" at 5.14. One minute later the special- over the Southern, via Spartanburg, with Col. Alston aboard, left. - The other two trains left about twenty minutes later. All the men were in flne spirits, delighted that at last they were on the move. The Abbeville company was the first to board any of the trains. Capt. Mauldin, of the Butler Guards, acted as major in place of Major Stokes, he being the senior captain in the battalion commanded by that officer. Columbia gave the soldiers a royal God-speed, and news from them will be read-with special interest from this time on. The soldiers will be sadly missed here. Take JOHNSON"S CHILL & FZVER TONC.~p THE LAsT COMPANY RAISED. oreenvine's Hampton Ri1e Consolidate with Other Compffales front Laurens and Newberry to From the kled mont Voluntera to FilR the Vacancy In Major Thomp. 0on's Dattallon. LNews and Courier.] Greenville, June 6.---The military company which was organizing un der the name of the Hampton Rifles has been consolidated with other companies under the name of the Piedmont Volunteers. This com pany will form the fourth company of Major Thompson's battalion. A large part of the company will leave on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway for Columbia, to. morrow morning in charge of T. C. Stone. At Laurens thirty recruits will join and at Newberry about the same number. The offieers of the company tire S. JT. McCaughrin, of Newberry, captain; W. (1. Sirrine, Greenville, first lieutenant; Guy S. Garrett, of Laurens, second lieu tenant, and T. C. Stone, first ser geant. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. Tolbert Collector of Custom. at Charleston Washington, June 6.-The Presi. dent today sent to the Senate the following nominations: John R. Tolbert, collector of cus toms, C)harleston, S. (.; Robert Smalls, collector of customis, Beau. fort, 5. 0. -Oeor. You tide Your Wheel Be anro to shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet, It keeps your feet cool and comfortable, prevents sweating feet, and makes your endurance ton fold greater. Over 100,000 wheel peo. pie are using Allen's Foot-Ease. They all praise it. Ladies, insist on having It. It gives rest and comfort to smarting, hot, swollen, aching, nervous feet. At all druggists hind shoe stores, 25ic. Sample FRtEE by mail. Addreas. Allen S. Olmnsted, Le Boy, N. Y. First Night at Camp Thomas. SAFE AtitiVAL OF FiRltsT s 0. iG. MIENr AT OICIKAIIAU(IA. The Journey was not NwIft, but il Ieaetted Uaitp Safely and I o easel their Tents ijud Baggage Waiting then lei a Ilitck Woouis that Isad Just bnt Vacated by san Illinois Itegitneot that aadi been Ordered to Florlis-A hiuion. nota lIegilannnt, their Next Door Ne-ighbors, Ureet thetki with the Alusie of a Illand as they stre flarchilng 11to Uamp. (News and Courier.) Chickamauga Park, Ua., Juno 7.-South Carolina's let regiment is tonight resting on sacred soil, on the battlefield which her sons helped to make famous fighting for the Stars and Bars. llor soldiers are tonight sleeping under th Stars and Stripos. Just across the way from the Caro lina troops is a Minnesota regiment and already good fellowship lis been established. All along the route of march to thoir camp the Sinth Carolina boys wore choored, and the heartiest yolls came from the Massa chusetts, Vermont and Illinois boys, except perhaps the greeting given by the Mississipi troops. The sceno here is warlike in the extreme. On every hand tire sol diers, army drnys, troops of cavalry and everything that is most indica-, tivo of warfare. Wo have not yet seen very much of the camp or of the forty-five thousand soldiers en camped bore. That will come after the men have settled down. ALL's WELL THAT FNDS WHI.L. But of the men! They are all hero right sido up. They are glad to be here and delighted with the outlook. There was no star run made, and the last section did not arrive here until 5 o'clock, although due here for breakfast. The delays on the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railway wore frightfil, and if it were not that the South Carolina boys had had their ex periences they might have kicked hard. But all is woll that ends well. FaoM 2 P. M. TO O P. M. HUNTINO CAMP. The Catawba Rifles, Richland Volunteers and Butler Guards were the first to arrive here at 2 o'clock, having arrived in Chattanooga at noon. Col. Alston had the men marched into the park, and as no definite orders were available he di rected that the battalion go into the shade, and by a curious coincidence the first rest was taken in the shade of a grove filled with Confederate graves. Col. Alston, after- his interview with Major Gen. Birooke, started the battalion onl to camp. A march of a mile or two waso taken until a dense forest was reached, where the men rested for about an hour and were refreshed with iced hoer, with the compliments of Col. Alston. After a while, with a guide the troops marched on to their camp ground, which is that vacated by an Illir.ois regiment, just sent to Florida. The South Carolina boys ar-e just across the Alexander road from the Mini nosota regirnent. While the 1st South Car-olina battalion marched into camp, the Minnosota Regimen tal Band played patriotic marches. The first of the South Carolina troops did not reach camp until 0 o'clock. Thin baggage arid tents were in waiting, the Government having supplied thirty- six mule teams to hanl the Carolina equipment. The second Southern section arrived about 7.30 and a few minutes after came the South Carolina and Ge~or gia sections. The equipment was loaded and went ahond of the men of each battalion. Lient Col Tiliman wvent off with the last sect ion of throe companies. INcIDENTs OF TiuE .JOUaiNEY. Tlhme tr-ips were niot altogether without incident, as one section of thie South Carolina and Georgia killed a negro, who got on at King ston, Ga., who was beating his waly, and the fireman of the second see tioni of the Scuii'hern; wast hit by a mail catcher. The men all had a good time, and suffered no0 accident orsainkness BRIGADE ASSIONM NT. The South Carolina troops, upon arrival here, were assigned to Ist brigade, 8d division, 1st army corps. Their corps is under Major Gen. Brooke, the division under Col. Bob Letter, of Minnosota, and the bri gadG under Col. Burchfleld, of the 5th Pennsylvania. The division is made up as follows: First brigade, 12th Minnesota, 5th Pennsylvania and 1st South Carolina. Second brigade, 8th Massachusetts, 12th New York and 21st Kansam. Third bri gade, 9th Pennsylvania, 2d Missouri and 1st New Hampshire. THE sOUTH CAROLINA CAMP. The South Carolina boys are camped on the Alexander road, near Alexander Bridge, in the southeast ern part of the park, and about three miles from Lytle, which is the park railroad station. All of the States with companies here are sending do tails home to got twenty-two addi tional men for each of the infantry companies. The camp is located in a beautiful grove of oak. The water supply just now is a little distant. Meals were irregular today, but all will be well by tomorrow, especially if rain tottles the torrific dust. The South Carolina boys seemed to be looked for, and their arrival was. the incident of the day at Camp Thomas. Everything hero looks as if the order to muster all companies up to 100 men is in earnest, and that all troops will have to be raised to the maximum streongth. AUOusT KoNs. IEUHUITS TO UO&PANVYgil ." Capt. Langford Gts Some Now lepruats Will Drop Some Who are Unbino to Keep Up. [Nows and Courier.] Columbia, S. C., June O.-Six young men came hore today to go .3to the Nowherry Company. They are: John W. Daniels, of Newberry; L. A. Henderson, of Gaffney; Joe H. Keith, of Clinton; William Lloyd, of Laurens; M. G. H1ollama, of Laurens, and Robert V. Allen, of Spartanburg County. All stood the medical ex amination, and will be mustered in, so that they can go with the regi ment to Chickamauga. The New berry Company cannot take all of these men under the present instrue tions, as Capt. Fuller has not re ceived advices to recruit the com panies to over eighty-seven men, and the Newborry Company now has eighty. foui meon. Capt. ILangford has three men he wishes to drop on account of their inability to keep up with tihe procession, but it will take some time to have them dropped by the war department, and1( there is no other way by which men can be hon. or'ably discharged from the service. One of the three young men has been trying hard to koep up with the drilling, but he is unable to (10 so. Since the telegram from the war department that it wvas considering a scheme for recruiting the companies already in the service nothing more has been donie in that direction. The understanding is that the war department has changed its plans, that it will not insist upon the com panics b)eing recruitedi up to 100 men each. Now that the regiment has moving orders and is likely to see service it would not b)e 5 - dlificult to get recruits. The Fijnnes of Spin. Paris, June (.---The Temps today publishes a dispatch from Madrid, which announices that the Spanish minister of finance, Senor Puigeerver, has sub)mitted to the Cabinet the ar rangements for the new loant which is understood to be made without the guarantee of the tobacco monopoly and without the assistance of foreign capjital. The flank of Spain, it is said, will advance, when necessary, b)y instalments, the sum of one bil lion -pesetas, the amount of the loan, and andortakes the foreigli expenses of the army and navy. T1he Gov ernment, it is added, estitates that it has sufficient resources for several months. SANTIAGO'S FORTS ARE SILENCED ! ;AMPS1HN AND 800HY D)D.-TllI WoUJK WF. Eleavy 11o01nbardument, all Day M4nday-Two Column of War Ships Thuder Forths Together-Firing 1egnt at 3,990 Yard81-ships 0Jstd Up to 800 Yards-Earthworkm Knocked to Pieces---The Itepult Ro Far A ppears to bo a,Oe, rioxis Victory for the Anorleantio e Ilefeat tor the On Board the Associated Pretzs Boat Dandy, off Santiago do .Cuba, Honday, noon, via Kingston, Jainai 3a, Tuesday, June 7, noon.-The American floot this morning (igaged he Spanish battories defending the entranco of the harbor of Santiago do Cuba, and after a thieo-hours' hot bardment silenced nearly all the forts, destroyed several earthworiks and rendered the l,treila and ove batteries, the two principal forts, uso less. The fleet formed in double col utnu six miles off Morro Castle, at. 6 o'clock in the morning, and steanied in slowly 3,000 yards off shore, the Brooklyn leading, followed by the Marblehead, Texas aid Massael. setto, and turning westward. The second line, the New York loading, with the New Orleans, Yankee, Iowa and Oregon following, turning west. ward. Tho Vixon 'and Suwanet were far out on the left flank, watch ing the riflomon on shore. The Dol phin and Porter did similar duty on the right flank. The line heade I by the Now York attacked the now earthworks near Morro Castle. The Brooklyn's column took a station op.. posite the Estrella battery and near the now earthworks along the shore. The Spanish batterie remained silent. It is doubtful whether the Spaniards were able to determino the character of the movement, ow ing to the dense fog and heavy rain, which were the features this morn - ing. Suddenly the Iowa fired a 12 inch shell, which struck the baso of Estrella battery and toro up tho works. lustantly firing bugain from both Rear Admiral Sampson's and Commodore Schley's colimns,'and 'a torrent of shells from all the ships fell upon the Spanisl-woiks. The Spaniards replied promptly, but their artillery work wasi of-a very poor quality, and most of their shots went wide. Sni-ke setIled around the ships in onso clouds, rendering accurate aiming diflictlt. There was no mnanoeuvring of the fleet, Ihe ships remaining at their original stations and firing stendily. The squadrons were so close in shore that. it wwj difIl cult for the American gunners to reach tho bat,teries on the hill tops, but their firing was oxcellent. Previous to 1he bombnardmnit or. dors wore issued to prevent firing onl Morro Castle, as the American ad miral had been informed that fLiut Hlobson an)d the other prisors of the Merrimac wornE conltie: t here. In spite of thIi i, hiowe~ver, -several stray shots damiiged Morro Castle somewhat. Commodore Schley's line mloveld closer in shore, flrinag at shorter range. Tho1 B rooklynu and To'x as caused1 haivoc among the Spniish shore batteries, quicly silencing them. W lio the larger shiips wore engaging the heavy b)attoriots -the Suwanee and. the Vixen closed- with the smnall in shore battery, op)posi-to them, raining rapid1 fra shots un 1 it, and quickly lahcing the battery out of the fight.--' Trhe Brooklyn closed1 to (eighat hundred yardsH, and1( then then de struction caused by her guns.an~d those of tihe Marblehead and Tekais w~as really awful. In a few minutes tihe woodwork of Estrella Fort was burning and the battery was silenced, tiring no nrore during the engagement. Shortly after 9) the firing consed, the warships turning in order to permit the use of the port b)att.ories. rhe firing then became a long, rev erberating crash of thunder, and the shells raked tihe Spanish batteries with terrible effect. Fire broke ont in the Catalina Fort and1( silenced the Spanish guns. Thle firin)g of the floet continued until 10) o'clck, wvhen the Spanish tire ceased enltirely, and flar A., miral Samnpsonl hioistd tihe Onauso ifrmug"~ signal. Generally the firing of .the fleet was very destructive. . Many 9>f the earthw~orks were knocked to pideces, and the Estrella and Catalina forti fications were so. daimaged that it is questionablo whether t hey wyill-ever be ablo to renew difooetiQe work (luring the war.. After thle fleet and retired the S3paniards retni-ned to some other guus and seprt twvelvo shells of tile fleet. But tdq one s njured. One large shel Mil close o t he collier Ji'stin. --